Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This 6,000 page reference center is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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Eartha M. M. White (1876-1974)
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(1791) Benjamin Banneker’s Letter to Thomas Jefferson
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Abbey Lincoln (1930-2010)
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Cologne, Texas

Explore Global African History

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Adolf Badin (1747-1822)
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Battle of Adwa (Adowa), 1896
Kandake Amanirenas bust, Egyptian Museum Berlin (7261)
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Kandake Amanirenas (?-10 BC)
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Quibdo, Colombia (1648- )

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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The Black Diaspora in Israel, 1965 to 2011
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The Harlem Renaissance in the American West
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Greece and Egypt: How a Single Coin Reflects an Ancient and Enduring Relationship
Sissieretta Jones
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From Opera, Minstrelsy and Ragtime to Social Justice: An Overview of African American Performers at Carnegie Hall, 1892-1943

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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